Taapsee Pannu

“With every movie, I am trying in my own little way to do whatever I can to change the way female characters have been presented and how an actress that comes from a family outside the industry is making an impact.”

“No matter how beautiful actors are, it is not easy to look drop-dead gorgeous in every shot in a commercial film. To carry yourself as if you are the diva, it is not an easy job.”

“I keep saying this: that I'll get married when I am ready to have a kid. I won't have a kid without getting married for sure.”

“Working in a hugely, commercially successful film benefits everyone.”

“I played a biker in one of my earliest films in Telugu, 'Mr Perfect.'”

“Doing films like 'Judwaa' helps me relax, and that should be my reason for doing it, not to compensate for doing films like 'Pink.'”

“When you are in safe hands of a brilliant filmmaker and an ace co-actor, there is nothing to fear.”

“What matters is how good you are in the screen space you get.”

“The trolls don't realise that they are actually helping me become more popular, and in return, I am helping them grab a celebrity's attention. I think my trolls and I are very good friends.”

“I'm very good at manipulation.”

“Though my parents have seen me in all possible avatars, my extended family has been pretty excited since the time they've gotten to know that 'Manmarziyaan' is a story based in Amritsar.”

“I don't regret a single decision of mine. Even if I made mistakes, they helped me evolve.”

“I think being strong is something that resonates with my personality. It's on my face.”

“While I do my work with a sense of honesty, I tell myself, 'What is the worst that can happen? I fail, right?' So, will I stop living after that? No. I will try again.”

“As long as I get to do the kind of work I want to do, I am okay with being a Z-lister.”

“A prequel to 'Baby' was never on the cards, but when the movie was successful, we realized from the audience response to my character that they wanted to see more of me.”

“I play on my honesty. Audience like me because they find me honest.”

“I am an outsider. I was never offered the kind of roles where I could play the glamorous diva, because there are already so many of them doing it - and doing it well. So I had to bring to the table much more than just looking good.”

“Cinema is a form of art, and like every other art form, cinema also needs freedom of expression.”

“It is funny now, but in the beginning of my career, some of the films failed at the box office, and filmmakers stopped casting me, saying I am bringing bad luck to their film.”